The other day I went out into the field, and what did I find? A new baby!
Amber had her little cria. It’s a girl, and she’s doing well, bopping around. Playing with the other little girl we had last week. Our next cria are due today so we are on baby watch again for four [...]
People are often asking me, “What is “royal alpaca?” and “What is superfine?” How do you know? There are a few different charts and ways to determine. I will be posting a few in the coming weeks. Here is one used by the company Inca Tops:
Royal Alpaca 19-20 Fiber Length 56-60 mm [...]
Fuzzy Snowflake Alpaca Sweater from RedMaple Sportswear Co.
I love the RedMaple Sportswear Co. What a fabulous company, and they are owned by alpaca folks! RedMaple Sportswear is a Maine/NH seacoast based apparel company promoting the natural beauty & outdoor lifestyle enjoyed in their region. Though I’m a Southern gal, I adore the looks from this [...]
Sunday morning we found this handsome little cria out in the field with his mom, Nevoso. He wasn’t due til the 18th of November, but he made his appearance ten days early.
He is so pink! This is the first cria for his sire, Horatio, who is a Magnum son. His dam, Nevoso, continues to produce [...]
Farming is a metaphor for life. Everything that happens on a farm – birth, growth, harvest, successes, failures, and eventually death – happens in real life as well.
In most jobs, we expect to have things go well. And when they don’t – we have a bad day. We’re disappointed and hope the next day goes [...]
Tapioka was due on Thanksgiving. We had to wait another two weeks to meet this beautiful little girl. I can’t complain. She was worth the wait. Sired by our Champion grey herdsire and Shaquille son Fleecy Dale Luminescence, we decided to name her Claire de Lumi, loosely borrowed from “Clare de lune” which means Moonbeam [...]
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